Political Geography
Prentice Hall (Verlag)
978-0-13-196012-1 (ISBN)
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Political Geography provides a comprehensive understanding of the geo-political landscape. New theories and approaches are blended into established frameworks to the world-systems framework to provide greater understanding of our political world in the twenty first century. In addition, coverage of topical political issues is presented in a clear and accessible format to provide stimulating material for students to engage with.
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Preface to the fifth edition
Acknowledgements
1 A world-systems approach to political geography
Making sense of an age of "Empire"
World-systems analysis
Dimensions of a historical system
Power
Power and politics in the world-economy
A political geography perspective on the world-economy
2 Geopolitics revived
What is geopolitics? Past, present and future
Geopolitical codes and world orders
Situating geopolitical codes and theories
The War on Terrorism: Geopolitical transition and world order
3 Geography of imperialisms
The revolutionary heritage
Formal imperialism: the creation of empires
Informal imperialism: dominance without empire
Empirein the twenty-first century
4 Territorial states
The making of the world political map
The nature of the states
Territorial states under conditions of globalization
5 Nation and nationalism
The ideological heritage
Nationalism in practice
Modern theories of nationalism
Renegotiating the nation?
Synthesis: the power of nationalism
6 Rethinking electoral geography
The liberal heritage
Liberal democracy in the core
Elections beyond the core
7 Locality politics
Theoretical foundations
Localities matter
A new theory of politics in localities
Localities and the War on Terrorism
Political geography of world cities
8 Place and identity politics
Three key concepts of political geography
Theorizing political action in politics
Modernity and the politics of identity
Identity politics and the institutions of the capitalist world-economy
Beyond globalization and Empire
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 24.11.2006 |
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Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 245 x 189 mm |
Gewicht | 710 g |
Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie |
ISBN-10 | 0-13-196012-1 / 0131960121 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-13-196012-1 / 9780131960121 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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